Wearable device with input and output structures
a wearable device and input and output technology, applied in the field of video or image displays, can solve the problems of obstructing the wearer's vision, blacking out devices, and many limitations of devices
Inactive Publication Date: 2017-03-28
GOOGLE LLC
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The present patent relates to an electronic device that can be worn on the head of a user. The device includes a band with a brow portion, a nosepiece, and a temple portion. It also includes an operational unit with a display element. The display element is supported by the band and can be angled to align with the user's eye. The device can also have a camera for capturing images and an input device for user interaction. The technical effects of the invention include improved user experience, improved image quality, and improved convenience for users.
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Regardless of the type of image presented to the user, such devices are usually blacked-out.
That is, they almost entirely obstruct the wearer's vision outside of the screen or other image source included therein so that the user can see nothing but the image presented by the device's display system.
Such devices, however, can have many limitations, including in their fit and comfort to their wearers as well as limited functionality.
The functionality of these types of displays is, however, limited to passive actions wherein the display simply receives information from an external source and presents it to the wearer in limited forms.
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[0025]Embodiments of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to the drawing figures. FIG. 1 illustrates an example system 100 for receiving, transmitting, and displaying data. The system 100 is shown in the form of a wearable computing device. While FIG. 1 illustrates a head-mounted device 102 as an example of a wearable computing device, other types of wearable computing devices could additionally or alternatively be used. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the head-mounted device 102 comprises frame elements including lens-frames 104, 106 and a center frame support 108, lens elements 110, 112, and extending side-arms 114, 116. The center frame support 108 and the extending side-arms 114, 116 are configured to secure the head-mounted device 102 to a user's face via a user's nose and ears, respectively.
[0026]Each of the frame elements 104, 106, and 108 and the extending side-arms 114, 116 may be formed of a solid structure of plastic and / or metal, or may be formed of a hol...
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An electronic device includes a band configured to be worn on the head of a user. The band has a brow portion, a nosepiece depending from the brow portion, and a temple portion extending from the brow portion. An operational unit has a display element and a housing with an arm portion affixed to the temple portion of the band and defining a longitudinal axis. An elbow portion of the housing defines a display end of the housing and supports the display element such that it extends along a display axis that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis and such that the display element is positionable over an eye of the user. Image generating means are disposed within the housing and configured for generating an image presentable to the user on the display element.
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BACKGROUND[0001]Personal video or image displays are devices that are used to display an image received from a source for viewing by a single user. Such devices can be in the form of head-mounted displays that are worn on the head of a user and include one or more image sources over or in front of the user's eyes. Head-mounted displays can include an image source positioned adjacent and associated with each eye of the user or wearer and can be configured to present the same image, viewable as a single two-dimensional image. Alternatively, some such devices can be configured to present different stereoscopic images that are interpreted by the viewer as a single three-dimensional image. Regardless of the type of image presented to the user, such devices are usually blacked-out. That is, they almost entirely obstruct the wearer's vision outside of the screen or other image source included therein so that the user can see nothing but the image presented by the device's display system.[0...
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IPC IPC(8): G02B27/14G09G5/00G02C1/00G02B27/01
CPCG02B27/0172G02B27/0101G02B2027/0178G02B27/0179
Inventor HEINRICH, MITCHELL JOSEPHOLSSON, MAJ ISABELLE
Owner GOOGLE LLC